A U.S. District Court judge has approved a $3.25 million settlement between a former Denver jail inmate and the city of Denver, according to a court document filed Friday.

Jamal Hunter, 40, claims a deputy stood by while inmates broke his nose and scalded his genitals in July 2011, and that days later another deputy choked him.

"The court is satisfied that the settlement agreement approved by the parties today is an appropriate resolution of all pending issues in this litigation," Judge John Kane wrote in a court document released Friday afternoon.

The Denver City Council still must give final approval of the settlement in an Aug. 4 meeting, said city spokeswoman Rowena Alegria.

"I'm aware that the judge has approved the settlement," Mayor Michael Hancock said in a phone interview Friday. "It's important that we move forward with reforms in a transparent manner."

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